Madeline Rivera

Documentaries are not huge ticket sales drivers.

The majority of them open under $5 million.

So the fact that Melania made $7 million an opening weekend is a success.

It did cost a lot to make it.

Amazon paid $40 million for the rights to release the film and $35 million to market it.

Critics had panned it, even though audiences gave it a 99% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

The first lady is touting the performance, saying on X, number one highest opening in 10 years.

According to Variety, the audience was 72% female, 83% were over the age of 45.

The film also reportedly performed best in rural areas and cities that lean red.

Most federal offices are closed through the weekend, so the effects of the shutdown may be minimal if the House votes to pass the bill when they return to D.C.

on Monday.

The package only funds DHS for two weeks, and during that time, Dems say they'll have negotiations on how to overhaul immigration enforcement.

In a call with House Republicans on Friday, House Speaker Mike Johnson said he wants a vote on the Senate deal Monday night.

Johnson saying, I'm going to encourage you.

No, I'm going to beg you to get back on Sunday night.

It's very frustrating.

I have been very frustrated by all of this, but I've got to tip my hat to the president.

He knows the art of the deal.

The U.S.

saying that they did another strike in central Syria, part of Operation Hawkeye Strike, which the U.S.